Aurora Picture Show hosts screenings, video salons, special events, and film festivals year-round. Our events range in price with most events affordably priced or free to the community. Make sure to note the individual location and ticketing instructions for each event, as each cinematic experience is unique and may not have a traditional routine. Please call (713.868.2101) or email if you have any questions.

Youth Stop Motion Animation Workshop at Whole Foods MarketYouth will use fruits and vegetables from Whole Foods Market to create short films that spread the message of environmental responsibility or healthy habits. Aurora Picture Show volunteers will help participants create their story and local filmmakers will help bring them to life.

16mm Filmmaking WorkshopIn this workshop students will learn to manipulate the surface of the film using a variety of direct filmmaking techniques: painting, scratching, and masking in order to create an experimental film on 16mm. The goal is to have each participant create and direct a film that will be screened at the end of the session.

Director's Cuts: Films Created by Direct-Filmmaking MethodsWorking the surface of the celluloid, these films have been physically cut, scratched, taped, dyed, bleached, and optically printed to create a moving image on screen. Hand-spliced together into a linear film strip over the course of three years, the film transforms Kodachrome flora from musical and numerical pattern into visual rhythm.

Extremely Shorts Film FestivalThe Extremely Shorts Festival is a juried competition of adventurous three-minute or shorter films and videos from around the world. The short format of the festival encourages innovative approaches to filmmaking in a range of genres including narrative, art, experimental, documentary and animation.

Extremely Shorts Film FestivalThe Extremely Shorts Festival is a juried competition of adventurous three-minute or shorter films and videos from around the world. The short format of the festival encourages innovative approaches to filmmaking in a range of genres including narrative, art, experimental, documentary and animation.

Extremely Shorts Film FestivalThe Extremely Shorts Festival is a juried competition of adventurous three-minute or shorter films and videos from around the world. The short format of the festival encourages innovative approaches to filmmaking in a range of genres including narrative, art, experimental, documentary and animation.